UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Domestic Soil Quarantines

FOR MOVEMENT OF SOIL WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. -- FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Alaska

AL

AZ

CA CO

CT

DC DE

FL

GA

ID

IL IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

MO

AR

Entire County Regulated

Partial County Regulated

Contact USDA before Moving Soil

Previously Quarantined for Fruit Fly

Map Key

Purpose

This map is to assist laboratories receiving domestic origin

soil samples for chemical/physical analysis from areas

where soil is regulated by USDA.

Contact USDA APHIS PPQ for all other movements or

purposes

Regulated Pests

Pink, Blue, and Yellow areas of this map are regulated by

USDA to prevent the spread of:

• Various Fruit Flies

• Golden Nematode

• Imported Fire Ant

• Pale Cyst Nematode

• Phytophthora ramorum

• Witchweed

(Click on the pest name to learn more about it and find

detailed quarantine maps)

Authorized Movements

Soil samples from Pink and Blue areas may be moved into

or through the White areas to a USDA approved facility

under a soil compliance agreement. Movement of soil from

locations within the Yellow areas may require a Limited

Permit (PPQ 530) or Certificate (PPQ 540).

Contact USDA APHIS PPQ for further guidance

Most of CA, FL, and the border region of TX is suitable

habitat for exotic Fruit Flies. Counties crosshatched in

Purple have experienced outbreaks in the past. In areas

susceptible to Fruit Fly infestation, quarantines can arise

quickly and change often.

Click here for the most up-to-date version of this map

Additional Restrictions

Movement of soil for isolation or culturing of organisms

requires a Plant Pest Permit (PPQ 526). Importation of soil

from outside the continental U.S. requires a USDA import

permit (PPQ 525).

Individual states may have additional restrictions on the

movement of soil. Consult with destination states prior to

movement.

Contact USDA APHIS PPQ for questions about quarantine

status, soil regulations, or movement eligibility

DISCLAIMER: These data, and all the information contained therein, have

been collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS), or by its cooperators on APHIS’

behalf, for restricted government purposes only and is the sole

property of APHIS. Data may be disseminated on a need-to-know

basis only and must be used for their intended government purpose(s).

All information contained within these data are subject to required

Federal safeguards and shall only be shared and/or used

consistent with the Trade Secrets Act [18 U.S.C. 1905], the Privacy

Act of 1974, as amended [5 U.S.C. 552a], the Freedom of

Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552], the confidentiality provisions of the

Food Security Act of 1985 [7 U.S.C. 2276], Section 1619 of the

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 8791], and

other applicable Federal laws and implementing regulations, as well

as with the confidentiality or non-disclosure provisions of any other

agreement entered into between APHIS and a cooperator.